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It is not. People judge their own wealth relative to that of others. Thus reducing inequality is a lot more important than increasing total wealth.


I completely disagree - increasing total wealth allows new things and is more important than how people judge their wealth relative to others.

People are not equal in many ways - I don't see why we always focus on wealth. What about influence, what about looks, what about education, what about family life quality, etc...


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I completely disagree - increasing total wealth allows new things and is more important than how people judge their wealth relative to others.

You just restated your opinion without providing any new arguments.

> People are not equal in many ways - I don't see why we always focus on wealth. What about influence, what about looks, what about education, what about family life quality, etc...

Most of these things can't be redistributed.




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